The Dirty Details of Voter Purges
Secretive, error-riddled methods for cleaning up the voter rolls and how the Help America Vote Act isn't helping.
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The New New Media
At the end of the fossil fuel era, America's premier journalism schools have staked out their place in the Digital Age. It's called News21, and it provides what may be the best multimedia coverage of the election season.
Are Polls Overstating Obama’s Support?
There is a long history of black Democratic candidates doing worse than pre-election polling would suggest. Two recent studies disagree on whether this problem is still with us.
How a Race About Race Could Be Less About Race
Inevitably, some voters will cast votes against Barack Obama because he is black. But research suggests he has options for reducing prejudiced voting in November.
Takin’ It to the Web
The surveys make it official: Today's collegians may not protest in the streets, but the networked generation is as anti-war and political as students in the '60s.
The Future Is Not Plastics
Letters to the editor: Decompartmentalizing right whales, vinclozolin, bisphenol A, krill and a few other things.
Apparently Everybody Wins in Presidential Debates
A new study of U.S. and Canadian political debates shows all candidates usually come out ahead.
Misleading Mailers Descend on Swing States
Short on detail or just plain wrong, mailings with GOP return addresses are sowing confusion on voting status with fewer than two months before the big day.
Blogging from the Ivory Tower
There are plenty of political blogs, of course, but most either focus on strategy or espouse a specific…
We Like Our Politicians Devout — But Not Too Devout
A Miller-McCune.com interview on the double-edged role religion will play in November's election.